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Shape up Your Bathroom

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Part of shaping up your life is making sure every room in your house is working in an efficient, organized and healthy way--including your bathroom. Here are Marilu's tips for shaping up your bathroom:

Assess your bathroom. Take notes, define the problem areas, and create a solution and design a plan.

Organize your bathroom cabinet

  • Open each product and check smell for rancidity
  • Check the expiration dates on medication/products
  • “Marry" products if they are the same--combine useable moisturizers or cleansers, for example
  • Wipe down each bottle/jar
  • Wipe down shelves
  • Rearrange according to type/size
  • Change your toothbrush monthly

Organize your makeup area

  • It's best to have a source of natural light and to keep the bathroom colors light to reflect that natural light
  • Get a magnifying mirror if you don't have one
  • Create a makeup shoebox or drawer
  • Throw out everything that has expired:
    • Makeup pencils last 6 months-1 year
    • Lipstick is good for 1-2 years
    • Blush/eye shadow is good for 1-2 years
    • Mascara needs to be tossed after three-four months




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